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FAQ's

On this page we list frequently asked questions about divorce, child support, adoption, guardianship and other areas of Wyoming law. Although the answers listed here are short, we will often link to longer explanations, or more information about the topic elsewhere on the website.

Please note - Answers below are not legal advice!

The answers to these questions are not legal advice, they are legal information. You only get legal advice from an attorney that you hire, who then applies the law to your specific fact situation. Since we are not your attorney, and these answers are of a general nature, anything you find on this page, and elsewhere on this site, is just legal information, and not legal advice.

Child Suport - How do I get my ex to pay his or her Court ordered support?

If the child support was ordered by a Wyoming court, then you can call the Wyoming Child Support Services office in the county where the child support was ordered. You should have your court order, or at least the case number, available when you call.

The short answer is No. In Wyoming, only a single person or a married couple may adopt a child. Therefore, you and your fiance would have to wait until you were married, and then you and your (then) husband/wife would be able to file what is called a step-parent adoption.

The cost of divorce depends on how much you have, and how much you and your spouse fight about those things.

If you and your spouse have no minor children, no real estate, no retirement or 401k to divide, and you have already decided how to split up your "things," and all you need is an attorney to make things legal, then you have an uncontested divorce. The Harton Law Firm will do an uncontested divorce for $895.00.

If you and your spouse do have minor children, but you agree on the custody and visitation terms, and all the property division terms, the divorce will still cost more. Whenever there are children involved, the child support has to be calculated (even if you agree on an amount), visitation terms have to be drafted, confidential financial affidavits and confidential information statements ﻿have to be filed with the Court, income withholding orders, and notices to employers to withold income have to be prepared. All this has to be done in addition to all the other documents that have to be prepared for a divorce without children. The Harton Law Firm will do an uncontested divorce with children for $1,495.00.

If you do not agree on custody of your children, then the cost rises dramatically, because after lots of investigation and research, there will be a trial. In addition, the Court will appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the best interests of the children. The Guardian ad Litem's fee is usually at least $2,000.00, and it is generally split between the parents. The Harton Law Firm requires a minimum fee of $1,950.00 for a contested custody divorce, plus an additional retainer, depending on the complexity of the case.

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